This should be simple

[stjones]

Very new to LiveCode here but have done a lot with HyperCard and SuoerCard, but it's been a while. Trying something that should be very simple. I have a stack (for iPhone 6). There are two cards: "splash" and "main_menu". I want the stack to launch, show the first card "splash" for 3 seconds and then go to card "main_menu". I have tried this script at both the stack and card levels:

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on openstack --  (or on opencard at the card level)
   wait 5 seconds
go to card "main_menu"
end openstack -- (or end opencard at the card level)

Both ways the stack opens in the iOS Simulator, the "app" zooms open, the screen stays black for a few seconds, and then the SECOND card (main_menu) appears. I never see the first "splash" card. I have a test button on the "main_menu" card that simply takes me back to the first card. That button works fine - I can see the card "splash" then just fine. This should be ridiculously simple. What am I doing worng?

[sefrojones]

For what it's worth, this script works as expected when deployed to android from LC 6.7. So the script theoretically should work the same way for iOS. Posting which OS version and LiveCode version you are using may be helpful as well...

[stjones]

LiveCode Community Edition 7.0.0, Build 10018

iOS Simulator running as iPhone 6 and iOS 8.1

[sefrojones]

Unless you *need* the new features included in LC 7(mainly unicode related), I'd say it might be worth a shot to download LC 6.7 and see if it works from that version.

http://downloads.livecode.com/livecode/

If that doesn't work, I'm sure someone else will be of more assistance.

Good Luck,

--Sefro

[Dixie]

Make a stack with two cards... call them 'Splash' and 'Main..
In the card script of card 'Splash'...

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on opencard
   send "goMain" to this stack in 5 seconds
end opencard

In the script of the stack...

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on goMain
   go card "main"
end goMain

This works for me LC 7.0, iOS 8.1

[stjones]

Thanks! That worked. Not sure why the original method didn't. I think it should have.